i know this is more of a wanted but i though id post it here since its also motard related.

Question is what are the best (cheaper) motard style rims to get ,,, needed for a KTM 2011 model exc, car is being a bitch of late and im thinkin of a set of motard wheels just to do the run to work, its only 20 km away from home.

as far as set up with gearing i was going to leave the standard 13 front and run a 45 rear ease of only changing rear wheel set up.

Gearing will depend on what speed limit roads you use. I went for the smallest rear sprocket I could while retaining the stock length chain. You can use this website to calculate sprocket distances;http://www.gearingcommander.com/

The stock dirt front disc will be perfectly fine for road use. If you start doing track days then I recommend a bigger disc. I went for a chinese $190 320mmm disc with caliper adaptor which just offsets the stock caliper.

You also need to think about the speedo. I have a trail tech vapor which lets me change the wheel size.

Gearing will depend on what speed limit roads you use. I went for the smallest rear sprocket I could while retaining the stock length chain. You can use this website to calculate sprocket distances;http://www.gearingcommander.com/

The stock dirt front disc will be perfectly fine for road use. If you start doing track days then I recommend a bigger disc. I went for a chinese $190 320mmm disc with caliper adaptor which just offsets the stock caliper.

You also need to think about the speedo. I have a trail tech vapor which lets me change the wheel size.

I got a set of honda 250rr [mc19] wheels for mine..rear has a cush drive hub [bit less snatch on the g/box] $300 for the rims..approx $200 added bits bearings to suit different front axel size, rear sprocket..caliper adaptor as the std rotor is 320mm ..oh and i had to machine 20mm off the rear hub to get it all lined up..A real blast on the road.

cheap option is to get a set of road tyres to suit the std ktm rims..dont have to gin around with the speedo..most cruisers run 21" front tyres and the rear should have lots of options...

Wed 24 Oct, 2012 5:10 pm

lunatick

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Re: motard rims

dangles2 wrote:

I got a set of honda 250rr [mc19] wheels for mine..rear has a cush drive hub [bit less snatch on the g/box] $300 for the rims..approx $200 added bits bearings to suit different front axel size, rear sprocket..caliper adaptor as the std rotor is 320mm ..oh and i had to machine 20mm off the rear hub to get it all lined up..A real blast on the road.

cheap option is to get a set of road tyres to suit the std ktm rims..dont have to gin around with the speedo..most cruisers run 21" front tyres and the rear should have lots of options...

Yeah but trying to get a decent sticky 21 inch front tyre isn,t easy

Wed 24 Oct, 2012 5:38 pm

dangles2

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Re: motard rims

lunatick wrote:

dangles2 wrote:

I got a set of honda 250rr [mc19] wheels for mine..rear has a cush drive hub [bit less snatch on the g/box] $300 for the rims..approx $200 added bits bearings to suit different front axel size, rear sprocket..caliper adaptor as the std rotor is 320mm ..oh and i had to machine 20mm off the rear hub to get it all lined up..A real blast on the road.

cheap option is to get a set of road tyres to suit the std ktm rims..dont have to gin around with the speedo..most cruisers run 21" front tyres and the rear should have lots of options...

Yeah but trying to get a decent sticky 21 inch front tyre isn,t easy

Thats true..but if its only for a commuter then it would be heaps better than a knobby/universal...

Wed 24 Oct, 2012 5:43 pm

lunatick

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Joined: Thu 16 Jul, 2009 7:08 pmPosts: 3159Location: Rio Brisbanero

Re: motard rims

dangles2 wrote:

lunatick wrote:

dangles2 wrote:

I got a set of honda 250rr [mc19] wheels for mine..rear has a cush drive hub [bit less snatch on the g/box] $300 for the rims..approx $200 added bits bearings to suit different front axel size, rear sprocket..caliper adaptor as the std rotor is 320mm ..oh and i had to machine 20mm off the rear hub to get it all lined up..A real blast on the road.

cheap option is to get a set of road tyres to suit the std ktm rims..dont have to gin around with the speedo..most cruisers run 21" front tyres and the rear should have lots of options...

Yeah but trying to get a decent sticky 21 inch front tyre isn,t easy

Thats true..but if its only for a commuter then it would be heaps better than a knobby/universal...

Yeah your right for the road they would be great I was more talking about track days

Wed 24 Oct, 2012 5:56 pm

steve_85

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Re: motard rims

thanks for all the imput guys, i spyed thoes torpedo7 rims last night not bad for $600. im thinking i mite lean that way then i can get a decent set of tyres. Just the funds ATM .......... so if i upgrade the front disc i will have to adjust the speedo for that and also the wheel size.

thanks for all the imput guys, i spyed thoes torpedo7 rims last night not bad for $600. im thinking i mite lean that way then i can get a decent set of tyres. Just the funds ATM .......... so if i upgrade the front disc i will have to adjust the speedo for that and also the wheel size.

If your tight on money then buy the torpedo 7 rims, put on some cheap 2nd hand tyres (like mine ) and just use your dirt discs for now. The front disc size has no impact on your speedo. Only the tyre size effects the speedo. Until you sort something out with the speedo you can get by with sticking a piece of paper to your handle bars that tells you what speed indicated is what speed actual. It's easy to calculate, just a ratio of the tyre rolling diameters.

I sold my DRZ speedo for $350 and bought a trail tech vapor with dash light kit for $165. The trail tech lets me adjust for wheel size.

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